"We will need to rethink about life, about how we use water and agriculture. There is already an enormous amount of research taking place in France to see how we can adapt to the changes," Rachel Mulot from Sciences et Avenir told BFM TV.

According to the Sciences et Avenir, France will experience between five to ten more days of heatwaves per year between the years 2021 and 2050.

“The heatwaves will increase in frequency, length and amplitude,” Robert Vautard, director of the Laboratory of Climate Science and the Environment (LSCE) at the Atomic Energy Commission told the magazine.

While the South West will see the brunt of the scorching weather, the traditionally cooler north of the country will not escape the punishing sun.

The South West will see the brunt of the scorching weather. Screengrab: BFMTV

Unsurprisingly, changes to the French climate could also have a significant impact on agriculture, and in particular, on French wine production.

Hervé Quénol, from the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), notes in the report that an average increase of 1 degree Celsius will result in a migration of crops by as much as 100km.

Viticulture, which is the most influenced by climate change, will be among the worst affected, according to Quénol.

“If the increase in temperature stays at 1 or 2 degrees Celsius, close to the natural variability, wine-growers will be able to adapt in all regions thanks to the new grape varieties, new methods of vinification and alcohol removal, etc.”

But he warned that an increase of 4 or 5 degrees could spell disaster for France’s wine industry.

As a result, the climate in the western region of Brittany may be more adapted to the production of Bordeaux wines and Corsica more adapted to producing Sidi Brahim wines, which are mostly produced in Algeria.

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